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Export bar placed on £2.9 million chandelier to allow time for a UK institution to acquire the work
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A sculpture by one of the greatest artists of the 20th century is at risk of being exported from the UK unless a buyer can be found
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Employment Tribunal decision.
A temporary export bar has been placed on Banquet Still Life by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz. de Heem
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Secretary of State's speech to Cambridge University on a liberal education.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Arts minister steps in to prevent Venetian masterpiece from export.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Items from Lucian Freud’s estate retained under Acceptance in Lieu scheme.
Minister Ed Vaizey stops Puligo portrait from leaving the United Kingdom.
The export of a unique bronze sculpture depicting a tragic scene from Dante’s Inferno has been put on hold.
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